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What Your Will Can and Can't Do—Part 2
August is “National Make-A-Will Month,” and if you have already prepared your will, congratulations—too few Americans have taken this key...
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What Your Will Can and Can't Do—Part 1
August is “National Make-A-Will Month,” and if you have already prepared your will, congratulations—too few Americans have taken this key...
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Tony Hsieh, Ex-Zappos CEO, Dies Without A Will
On November 27th, nine days after being pulled unconscious from a house fire in a beachfront home in New London, Connecticut, Tony Hsieh,...
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6 Items You Should NOT Put In Your Will
A will is one of the most basic estate planning tools. While relying solely on a will is rarely a suitable option for most people, just...
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Is Your Will Legally Valid?
False Security A last will and testament can ensure your wishes are respected when you die. But if your will isn’t legally valid, those...
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What Happens if You Die Without a Will in Hawaii?
Most people know they need a will. And many of them fully intend on writing a will...someday. But life in Honolulu and across Hawaii gets...
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These Events Might Call for a Will Update
Current research shows that only about half of Americans have a will, and probably less than that have changed their wills when certain...
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Important Things a Will Won't Let You Do
There are a number of essential things a last will and testament can do for you, such as distribute family heirlooms and name a guardian...
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Will, Trust, Or Nothing At All: What Is Right For You?
If you have done estate planning, you will have a will or trust or both. If you have not, then when you become deceased you will have...
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What is Probate? Why Might You Want to Avoid It?
Probate is the court process of settling your debts and transferring your property to your beneficiaries. Property that must go through...
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Estate Planning for Young Parents
Most people are under the mistaken assumption that estate planning is just a mechanism to distribute your property. Due to that...
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How Much Will You Get If Your Spouse Dies Without a Will?
If anyone dies without a will or other estate planning mechanism such as a trust, our friends over at the Hawaii legislature have taken...
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4 Top Reasons to Have a Will
A will, or a last will and testament, can do so much good for your loved ones, but only if you have one executed before your death. A...
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